Carotenoid composition of Brazilian fruits and vegetables

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 744, Issue , 2007, Pages 409-416

  Rodriguez Amaya, D B ^a   Amaya Farfan, J ^a   Kimura, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Food sources; Lutein; Lycopene; Zeaxanthin; carotene; carotene; cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; CARICA PAPAYA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; PSIDIUM; SOLANUM BETACEUM; TROPAEOLACEAE; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS;

EID: 70449124668     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.744.47     Document Type: Conference Paper

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